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A year into her coaching journey, Amy Birks generated a grand total of…  $60. Pair that with a big investment she made into a coaching program, and Amy ended up with a $36K loss that first year. Fast forward 10 months later, and Amy is sitting in a Sedona hotel room with friends when someone feeling stuck with their business said,  “I just wish someone would tell me what steps to take.”...

Today’s episode is… a little strange. As the title suggests, I dissected an octopus. But don’t worry — no nine-brained, three-hearted, blue-blooded sea creatures were harmed in the making of this podcast 🐙. Instead, I brought back a dear friend and Curiosity Island citizen , Perry Knoppert — aka “Dr. Octopus” — the founder of the Octopus Movement, a global network of non-linear thinkers solving t...

At 19, Anthony Englert thought he’d cracked the wealth code. He was living in a million-dollar mansion, cashing checks from a hedge fund with 12% monthly returns, and feeling on top of the world… …until his business partners accused him of not being willing to take enough risk, kicked him out of the company, and he lost everything — including his entire life savings and his closest friends. It was...

I’ll never forget my sophomore year of college, wandering the cobblestone streets of Sevilla, Spain, earbuds in… listening to something brand new to me at the time: Podcasts. One show in particular stood out: Entrepreneurs on Fire . Hearing real entrepreneurs talk about building businesses that made an impact felt revolutionary compared to the dry, theoretical lectures I was getting in class. It w...

Back in March, I hosted the first ever LIVE event for my community, Curiosity Island. We hired my friend and Curiosity Island “Castaway” Bob Regnerus to produce the video footage for our event: Click right here to watch the video Why am I sharing this with you? * Incoming humble brag * If you listen to that video, there was definitely a theme in what the Castaways shared: “You feel like you're ent...

Imagine this: You’re driving to a high-end coaching workshop—an event you’ve just spent a big chunk of money to attend. You’re hopeful, nervous, not totally sure if you even should be going… And then, mid-drive, you get into one final painful conversation with your mother—and decide, in that moment, to end the relationship. This was a pivotal moment for today’s guest, Kim DeYoung. Kim showed up to...

One of my core values is something I call conscious storytelling . I believe the stories we tell — both internally to ourselves and externally to the world — create our reality. Change your story, and you can change your reality. That’s why in this Beyond Curious Time Machine episode, I wanted to hit both sides of storytelling: How do we tell more magnetic external stories that attract the right p...

As a 13-year-old immigrant struggling to fit in, Dmitriy Kozlov found rap music. In some ways it saved him — it gave him an outlet and a path to self-expression.  But in other ways it nearly killed him. Dmitriy ended up getting involved with gang activity — and eventually, the very gang he ran with turned on him and nearly killed him… more than once.  Those near-death experiences became...

Last year I committed to a new endurance challenge: A 100 mile bike ride. Somewhere along the way, a wild idea hit me… What if I could work while riding? Not just answering emails — I’m talking deep, creative, transformational work. Fast forward to today, and I’m getting more done on my bike than I do at my desk. I call it GPT Biking. In this episode, you’ll ride along with me (literally… I record...

Today’s guest has one of the boldest book titles I’ve ever come across… It’s called: “ Your Brand Should Be Gay (Even If You’re Not) : The Art and Science of Creating an Authentic Brand.” And what I love so much about that title is that Re Perez lives it. In today’s episode, you’ll hear how Re went from growing up in an all-boys Catholic Jesuit school—where he felt unsafe, ashamed, and unable to e...

Episode 250 of the Beyond Curious Podcast marks a huge milestone… and also carries a heavy heart. This episode is dedicated to a podcast guest who profoundly impacted my life — and who left us far too soon. His name was Steve Sims. You may have heard me talk about Steve before.  He’s the “Real Life Wizard of Oz” who helped his clients do things like: Get married by the Pope Take submarine tri...

Imagine you’re at your favorite restaurant when — out of the corner of your eye — you spot Madonna . Most people would whisper about it to their friends and watch from afar. Not Karen Salmansohn. Karen — a best-selling author of 20+ books with over 2 million copies sold — didn’t just say hi. She walked right up to Madonna’s table, dropped her hilariously titled book “How To Succeed In Business Wit...

Twelve days after his 87th birthday, my grandpa passed away. After we said our goodbyes at the funeral and shared a meal together, my family gathered back at his house. That’s when many of them found out something they hadn’t known: Several years before his passing, I sat down with my grandpa for six hours of interviews — just asking him questions about his life. So we pulled out my uncle's Blueto...

What would you do if your company demanded you cut 17% of costs — and the only “approved” way to do it… was to fire your people? That’s the position Patrick Cowden found himself in during the 2008 financial crisis. But instead of blindly following orders, he tried something radical: He brought his entire team together to co-create the solution. They found a way to save 17% without laying off a sin...

What if shifting your entire reality and perspective of life could be as simple as jamming to one of your favorite songs? After four months of experimenting, I can say this with full conviction: AI music has become one of the most powerful tools I’ve discovered for upgrading my identity and living deeper into my core values. Many approaches to belief and identity change are effective—but they can...

When Annie Strauch was in high school, her choir teacher forced her to make a choice: Pursue sports… or pursue music. She chose sports…. but life had other plans 😃 Today, Annie is one of Australia’s leading vocal physiotherapists and the founder of Performance Medicine—a physical therapy practice that supports some of the biggest theatrical productions in the world: Hamilton, Wicked, Beauty and t...

Show Notes Generated With The Help of AI! 00:00 - Introduction to Beyond Curious and today's guest, Trevor Blake Brandon welcomes listeners and introduces Trevor Blake, a returning guest known for his unique lifestyle and impressive entrepreneurial journey—having built and exited multiple nine-figure businesses with no employees, all while working under five hours a day. 00:45 - Eating ants and en...

Gil Petersil used to feel awkward speaking to people. With English as his third language, Gil built his confidence by serving hundreds of homeless people… and going to speed dating events. Today, he’s known as a global leader in the world of networking—building relationships with royalty in Indonesia and running thousands of events worldwide, including many for Tony Robbins. There is SO much magic...

Back in college, I took a $2,000 prize from a business plan competition in Sweden and made what seemed like a bold move at the time… I invested all of it into an online course called Zero to Launch by Ramit Sethi. One of the star students featured in the program? Selena Soo. Even then, I was blown away by her track record — so it was kind of a funny and full circle moment when my friend Jhana Li i...

Here’s a small sample of where Johann Nogueira’s curiosity has taken him: Built a SaaS company from $0 to $20M in 4 years. Created a board game to teach his son how to build a business from $0 to $10M. Rallied 30+ companies and 600,000 people to launch a COVID app in 10 days — and why the Australian government and its 3 biggest tech companies came knocking Consulted for an IVF clinic and built an...

The other day I tuned into a presentation from a $50M/year entrepreneur. The guy was clearly brilliant. He had experience. Wisdom. Insight. But here’s the thing: I walked away remembering none of it. Maybe I zoned out. But it got me thinking… How often does this happen? We sit through 60+ minutes of content, and walk away with nothing that sticks. It’s frustrating, sure — but here’s the real quest...

5 Companies… $12M in sales…. Being married to her best friend… and having 5 boys. Is there really much more I need to say? Seriously, I’m so excited to introduce you to today’s guest, Amy Walker. In today’s episode, you’ll learn: How Amy shifted from running one company that did about $600,000 in sales to running five companies that are collectively generating about 12 million annually in ONE year...

If you asked me: “Brandon, what ideas have most impacted your life?” I’d give two answers: My Find Your Four™ concept that my entire world is built around +2 Energy These two concepts unlock the ability to: Build a life doing the things you love the most  With the people that bring you the most energy I’ve gone deep on Find Your Four™ already… but today is an opportunity to go SUPER deep on +...

During Apartheid in South Africa, townships were created to segregate non-white populations from white-designated areas. Today, they still exist, and are very impoverished areas where life is difficult. On top of that… South Africa has the highest unemployment rate in the world . Today’s guest, Willem Gous , is doing something AMAZING in these areas. Take Lovedonia for example. Lovedonia was an un...

A catalyzing moment in Aidan Uttinger’s life could easily be a scene from a movie: Closing your eyes, spinning a globe, stopping it with your finger, and going there. Aidan’s finger ended up on the Philippines, and he ended up there as a teenager, eventually becoming adopted by a Filipino family. But that’s just the start… In today’s episode, you’ll learn: How living in the Philippines inspired Ai...